Births on July 18

Maria Clementina Sobieska

Born on July 18, 1702

Maria Clementina Sobieska, Polish noble (d. 1735)

Maria Clementina Sobieska (Polish: Maria Klementyna Sobieska; 18 July 1702 – 18 January 1735) a titular queen of England, Scotland and Ireland by marriage to James Francis Edward Stuart, a Jacobite claimant to the British throne. The granddaughter of the Polish king John III Sobieski, she was the mother of Charles Edward Stuart, aka "Bonnie Prince Charlie", and of Cardinal Henry Benedict Stuart.

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Events on 1702

19 Jul

Battle of Klissow
Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow.
10 Nov

Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
English colonists under the command of James Moore besiege Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne's War.
30 Dec

Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.